Cotton-picker.



No. 815,676. PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

'L. BLOUNT: COTTON PIGKER. APPLICATION IILED'AI Ib. 14, 1905.

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9 I I I L. 4 09 0 COTTON PIGKBR.

APPLIO-ATION FILED AUG.14, 1905.

zen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Clarke and Sta'te of Georgia,

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a cotton-picker of simple, durable, and inexthrough thehandles or by the motor, s4), that 3 I tained, as. hereinafter more fully set forth,-

the accompanyin drawings, in which' through which'the operative arts" of the'deoperated either byhand'or by power imthe construction; arrangement, and combie Fig. 21s a plan view'of the device with a percate the frame towhich the operative parts of the device are secured. Formmg one end UNITED STAT PATENT LEWIS BLOUNT, or ATH NS, enonerAi -as srenon on ons-Tenan- AND ONE-THIRD :ro nWIsjBLouNr,

CHARLES BRUCE YOUNG or AUGUSTA, enonern.

" COTTON- To aZZ.whm it maj concern: I Be it known that I, Lnwrs. BLOUNT a citihave invented a certain new and useful Gotton-Picker, of which the following is a'speci- The objects of my invention areto provide pensive construction which is designed to be parted toitfrom a motor and which is so ar. ranged and constructed as to draw the vcotton from the bell throu h a cylinder and force it lnto a tube, from'w "ch it is delivered into a further object to provide a team;

ation whether manipulated by hand or driven with'a motorthat 1s, 1t is so arranged that the piston can be continuously operated either there will be no interruption in the process of removing the cotton from the bolls, and'thus enable the operator to rapidly pick the cotton.

My invention consists in certain details in nation of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are ate pointedout in my claims, and'illustrated in- Figure 1 is aside elevation of the complete device withfportions of it: broken away and drawnin section to show detail features of 1t.-

tion of it broken away to show in detail the cylinder and i'ston-head. Fig". 3 is an end View of the c' linder and piston, showing the way'in which theteeth in saideylinder and piston are arranged. Fig l is a detail v ew" of the ratchet] and cog connected with it,

vice are driven from the hand es, Fig. 5 is a side elevation oftlie modified form of'thedevice adapted for use in connection with a mo; tor, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of'the modified form of the device. Referring tot-he accompanying'drawings, I have used the reference numera to indi- Specification of Letters Patenti hasia filed August 14, 1905. Serial 110,214,080. -&

and toward the frame 10 at'an suggest ffrate taiiyraieh go; 190,6.

of this frame is a handle 11.. At'thef 0th of the frame 10 is 'acy'linder-support- 12/11 ing the cylinder 13 secured tolts outer 'en In this cylinder I have ip'ro-vid-ed a-{series ofteeth .14, which extend in. rows inward-1y? from the" interior surface-(ofthecylinder 3*- proxir'nately'fojrty ifive degrees, weyer; these teeth may be setinan ,desirab1eangle for acco" plishin the desired result, and they may be set any desirable distanceapart and in such rows as is most desirable." A: 6 5 Pivotally secured, to the frame 110- and fade jacent tof the handle j 1-1 isga-handle l-5", "te which is secured the rack-'sector 16, as-show'n clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 3 The'hand'l'e 15 is capable ofmovemen't toward and-away 7o fromthe handle 11 for oscillating the rackL1 6,- -j i. for purposes hereinafter made clear; Extending outwardlyirom the framellO andon' theasame side of it as the rack-sector 1-6, isiananle or'bolt 17 j 1 Mounted on the H v 17 is a pinion 1-8, which isinmesh'mth-the sack-sector 16 and to whiehiis rigidly securedie the 'ratchet IQm lVIountedn thebolt Wand -8 i has a series of pawls 21 onits inner portion,f I that are normally inengagementiwith @thewe outside of the'ratchet 19 is; a ge ar"20 which teeth of the ratchet 19 and are held normally in engagement with said ratchetby springs 22. The ratchet. IQ-and theawlsaie tl1usn=85 arran ed so that as therac iesector 1,6

move in one direction the gear20 -:-will be:

driven by the pawls 21 and-the1ratohet s19vf,

through the. gear 18-, and: as the rackesecto- 1 6 is I nOVed'H). the opposite;directionwtheseteo pawls will slideover the teeth ofsthe ratchetw. :1 1; '1 9 and thus prevent are'versalxof the rotation? of'the gear 20 and permit said gear to operateef'; withoutinterruption in a continuous'rogtany movement; a". 1

Etending dL'tWardIy fromthexfriam 21.0 and adjacent to the bolt -1 7,-is an axle or-bolt 23, on which 's mounted the pinion -2 41-,aritl I the gear 25, which is rigidly secured to; 4

he pinion 24 ,is' in mesh with the pinion-20,; so that asthe. gear 20 is driven LtheRpi-nio 24 and the gear 25 will'b'e rotated, 1 Rotatably mounted in the frameand, adjacent to the axle or boltv 23 sha t 25,; which has mounted on it the pinion 27!,in

v i 5, sh-W P1111011 51- T sfiheft. fih aa 5 'der 13 I'have provided a piston-rod 35,w-hich 'r'nounted on its outer end the fiy-wheel 28 andon its inner end the crank-wheel 29, which crank-wheel 29 is on the opposite side of the frame from the ears, pinions, and fly-wheel above mentioned.

' It will be seen that as the gears and are rotated the shaft 26 and the parts connected with it willbe rotated through the gear 27'. Rotatably mounted on the surface :of the crank-wheel 29, which is away from the frame 10 and near the periphery of said crank-wheel, I have provided a roller 30,

which roller is capable of longitudinal move 'ment in-a cross-head 31,'which is secured to a reciprocating b 'ar 32, which parts are so arranged that as the crankewheel 29 is rotated and-at the same time the roller 30 is moved longitudinally of the cross-head 31 the reciprocating bar will be driven longitudinally at the side of the frame. This reciprocating bar is slidingly mounted relative to the frame 10 by-means of-the bearings 33 and 34, which are secured to said frame. Y

Detachably connected with the end of the reciprocating bar which is nearest the cylinhas secured to its free end a piston-head 36.

.This piston-head is substantially circular in cross-section and-has extending outwardly from it a series of teeth 37, which teeth extend toward the piston-rod 3.5 at an angle of about forty-five degrees from the circular piston-head 36. These teeth are arranged in rows, so that they will operate freely between the rows of teeth on the interior of the cylinto one side of the cylinder-support 12 is a tube 38, throughwhich the cotton passes as it is drawn through the cylinder 13 by the toothed piston-head 36: At the outer end of v which has been the'tube 38 I have provided a series of hooks 39,.by which a bag'or other receptacle 40 is secured to the tube 38, into which the cotton picked by my mechanism is de osited.

the operation of-the device the operator grasps the handles 11 and 15 and operates through them the piston on one stroke of the rack-sector, and the operation of the piston is continued by the fly-wheel 28 as the racksector is made to take its return stroke through the manipulation of the handle 15.

keeps-the piston reciprocating between the The "next stroke of the rack-sector through the manipulation of the handle 15 continues the operation of the piston and the fly-wheel two driving strokes of the rack-sector 16.

the piston is reciprocated the piston-head 36 extends outside of the cylinder 13 and the teeth 37 catch the cotton to be picked and draw it from the boll on the return stroke, of the piston into the cylinder where the teeth 14 retain it against outward movement as the piston-head again moves outwardly. As the piston is reciprocated the cotton is drawn into the cylinder-head and there temporarily retained until it is forced into the tube 38 and allowed to drop into the bag 40 or some other receptacle provided for the purpose. It will be seen that the piston-head can be easily removed, so as to repair it, if any of the teeth become bent or twisted in operation by detaching the piston-rod 35 from the reciproeating bar 32.

In the modified form of the device the iston, the crank-wheel, the cylinder, and cy inder-support are constructed in the same way as in the preferable form. The frame is also constructed in the same Way, except that the handle 11 its omitted. In place of the gears 20, 25, and 26, the pinions 18, 24, and 27, and

the ratchet and pawl I have provided a gear 41, which is mounted on the shaft 42, which is arranged in the frame in substantially the same planeas the shaft 26. This gear 41 is in mesh with a gear 43, which is mounted on the shaft 44. This shaft 44 is driven from a motor 45, which is controlled by a spring maintained lever 46, operated by a fingerrod 47. This motor 45 is'driven by air or other power fed to it through the hose 48. A handle 49 is provided by which the operator supports the mechanism.

The operation of the piston device is the same in the modified form as in the preferable form, inasmuch as the piston is driven continuously by the motor, the means of cffecting the operation bein the only difference between the modified and preferable storm of the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

1. In a cotton-picker, a toothed cylinder, a toothed piston for picking cotton and drawing it into the cylinder where the cotton is retained by the teeth in the cylinder against outward movement as the piston moves outwardly, means for supporting the cylinder and pistonin operative relation to each other, and means for reciprocating the piston.

2. In a COttOIkPlCliQI, a cylinder, a piston, ahead on the piston, teeth on. the pistonhead, means for reciprocating the )1St011 in such a way that the piston hea' will be moved to a point outside of and drawn throu h the cylinder, and a tube connected with fiie cylinder.

3. In a cottompicker, a cylinder, a piston, a head on the piston, teeth on the pistonhead, means for reciprocating the piston in such a way. that the piston hear will be moved to a point outside of and drawn through the cylinder, a tube connected with the cylinder, and a bag detachably connected with the tube.

5 the interior of the cylinder, a piston arryin a head, teeth on the piston-head designs to operate between the teeth of the cylinder and to extend outside of the cylinder-as it is reciprocated, and means for reciprocating the pistons i 5. Ina cotton-picker, a cylinder, teeth on the interior of the cylinder, a piston carryin a head, teeth on the piston-head designe to operate between the teeth of the cylinder and to extend outside of the cylinder as it is .reciprocated', means for reciprocating "the nicating with the cylinder.

piston, andatube attached to andcommu- 6. In a cotton-picker, a cylinder, teeth on the interior of the cylinder, a piston carryingi a head, teeth on the piston-head ,designe to operate between the teeth of the cylinder reciprocated, means for reci and to'extend outside of the cylinder,- as it is rocating the piston, a tube attached to an communicatmg with the cylinder, and a'bag secured to the free end of the tube. I

7. In a'cotton-picker, a cylinder, teeth on the interior of the cylinder, a piston carryin a head, teeth on the piston-head designed to -operate between the teeth of the cylinder and to extend outside of the cylinder as it is reciprocated, and means ciprocating the piston.

8-. In a cotton-picker, a frame, a cylindercured to the cylindersupport, a series of teeth on the interior of the cyllnder and extending inwardly and toward the frame, a 40 piston having a toothed head, designed to o erate thr'ou h the-cylinder and outside of t e same, an ton. 9. In a cotton-picker, a frame, a cylinder- .support secured to the frame, a cylinder secured to the cylinder-support, aseries of "teeth on the interior of the cylinder and extending inwardly and toward the frame, a -pistonhavinga toothed head, designed to i 5o operate through the cylinder and outside of for continuously remeans for operating the -pis;

the same, means for o inder, and a bagdec tachably connected therewith.

: 4. In a'cotton-plcker, a cylinder, teeth on 10. In a cotton-picker, a frame, a cylindersupport securedv to the frame, a cylinder secured to the cylinder-support, a series of teeth on the jlnterior of the c linder and extending'inwardly-and towar the frame, a

piston having a head at one end of it, teeth extending outwardly from the head and toward the rod of' the piston, the teeth of the plston-head designed to operate between the .teeth of' the cylinder' as the piston head passes'through the cylinder, and means for reciprocating thepiston continuously, for the purposes stated.

11. In a cotton-picker, a frame, a cylindersupport secured to the frame, a cylinder secured to the cylinder-support, a series of teeth on the interior of the cylinder and extending inwardly and toward theframe, a

piston having ahead at one end of it, teethextending outwardly from the head and to-' ward the'rod ofthe piston, the teeth of'the piston-head designed to operate between the .teeth of the. cylinder as the piston-head passes through the cylinder, means for reci rocating the piston continuously, and a tu e attached to and communicating with the cylinder.' v H 12. In a cotton-picker, a frame, a cylindersupport secured to the frame, a cylinder secured to the cylinder-support, a serles of teeth on the-interior of the cylinder and extendin inwardly and toward the frame, a pistoniaving a headat one end of it, teeth extending outwardly from the head and to ward the rod of the piston, the teeth of the passes through the cylinder,means for reciprocating the iston continuously, a tube attached to an communicating with the cyl1n-' der, and a bag or other rece tacle detachably 1 connected with the free en' of the tube,-

LEWIS BLOUNT. 1

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piston-head designed to operate between the teeth-of the cylinder as the piston-head 9o 

